Lungile Ngwenya
11 posts
Fact check : Has illegal vending increased in Bulawayo’s Central Business District (CBD)?
CITE observed that informal traders have since returned to the CBD especially along 5th Ave. There are no COVID-19…
22/07/2020
Factcheck: Is it true that ZUPCO is going to accept tap cards only?
Source: A WhatsApp group. On Monday, 6 July there was a poster circulating on WhatsApp groups written Zimbabwe United Passenger Company Limited, Tap…
08/07/2020
NO. President Emmerson Mnangagwa did not break COVID-19 social distancing measures during the National Day of Prayer and Fasting
Verdict: False Source: A picture showing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the First Lady Auxillia Mnanagwa and Vice President Kembo Mohadi leading a National Day…
16/06/2020
Is wearing a mask for a long period harmful to health?
Claim: Wearing a mask for a long period may reduce the amount of oxygen in the brain which…
13/05/2020
Did the govt conduct 40 000 COVID-19 tests?
Was the target achieved? According to the recent reports by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe…
04/05/2020
Are schools in Zimbabwe opening in August?
Verdict – Inconclusive CITE spoke to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, public relations officer Patrick…
23/04/2020
No, drinking lemon and warm water does not prevent Covid19
Verdict- FALSE According to Harvard T.H Chan India Research Center, “there is no evidence from the current outbreak…
02/04/2020
Is it true that Pelandaba West does not have storm drainages?
Verdict: True CITE spoke to Pumula East residents who confirmed that rain water, flooded their houses and damaged…
02/04/2020
Is the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) spreading Coronavirus by implementing its water shedding schedule?
Verdict False CITE spoke to Bulawayo City Council Director of Health Services, Dr Edwin Sibanda who said the…
26/03/2020